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resting place

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noun

  1. a place where someone or something rests, esp ( last resting place ) the grave

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At Arlington National Cemetery, he visited the final resting place of many service personal killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars where he himself served on two operational tours.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The hilltop cemetery may be a resting place for multitudes, but it’s also a seemingly endless open-air sculpture museum.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Instead, it strayed off course and eventually reached its final resting place on the moon’s surface.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

A lot of the people interred there are from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and now it’s becoming a place where filmmakers and musicians and artists are considering for their final resting place.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Myron had never seen the final resting place of his brother.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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